I faced a lot of questions from the Thai immigration officer last December however the war had just kicked off again the previous evening so tensions were high, just be polite and answer everything and you’ll be fine.

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@Rachelle *******

I’m on DTV, she asked and I had an onwards ticket to Laos, fortunately, I just came through immigration on a bad day as the war had sparked up that day with Cambodia, they treated me like I was a spy or something.

I re-entered through Suvarnabhumi about 6 times in 2025, only had dramas one time flying in from Cambodia in December as it was the day after the border war kicked off again, many questions asked by the IO and even had to show an onwards ticket but I was polite and courteous and got in ok, I really don’t think there is much to fear if you are on a workcation, certainly don’t stress about it.

@John ******

totally agree John, it’s not fear mongering, I also had issues entering from Cambodia a couple of weeks ago and made a post here about to share my experience, has been a totally hassle free experience otherwise on 5 or 6 other occasions.

I flew into Suvarnabhumi from Phnom Penh yesterday and the immigration officers seemed to be putting a lot of travellers through the ringer and asking a tonne of questions, several were taken away I assume for further questioning. I got in ok using the DTV but I was asked a lot of questions ie. how long had I been in Cambodia, what was I doing there and did I know there is a war on the border right now! I also had to show an onwards ticket which I fortunately had to Laos and was also asked why I was visiting Laos, I just answered everything politely but it was quite an uncomfortable experience as I’ve entered at Suvarnabhumi 6 previous times on the DTV with no hassles. I think all travellers are getting caught up in the crackdown on multiple visa exempt entries and I think I copped an officer who was pissed off with Cambodia given the deaths in the border war overnight.

In my application last year in Sydney I provided a bank statement showing 6 months of transactions and a utility bill and strata levy bill to prove address, I had no issues with the application

I think the visa is a success as the DTV crowd are staying for long periods. I’d normally spend one month a year in Thailand, in 2025 with the DTV I’ll spend about 6 months here, I live it up a bit and will easily spend over a million baht here, way more than I would in a normal year.

I drafted my own letter for my employer to sign based on terms we had mutually agreed, I don’t see any issue with doing this if it greatly speeds up getting it signed.